Nixon White House TapesTape 763 › Conversation 763-024

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 4:12 PM–4:13 PM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation763-024 onTape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 4:12 PMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 4:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-024 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman to coordinate his departure from the Oval Office. The participants discussed the logistics of moving to the Executive Office Building, where Charles W. Colson was waiting. The brief interaction concluded with the President preparing to join Colson for their scheduled meeting.

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I think that Mr. Coulson is here.
Is he waiting for me over here to get us out of here?
Well, I'll go over there.
Yeah.

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 4:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 763-24

Date: August 7, 1972

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

Time: Unknown between 4:12 pm and 4:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

       Charles W. Colson’s schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 4:13 pm.
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  • 763-025 4:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:13 pm to 4:25 pm.
  • 763-026 4:25 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 763-027 4:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 4:34 pm.
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Conversation 763-024, August 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/763-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).